Show Me The Money! Grants & Funding - Practical Tips & Support

Revised: January 2026

Hello wonderful innovators,

January is the time to reset & go again for the next 12 months. If you’re looking for funding attend my Show Me The Money workshop 13th January (tomorrow) at the NatWest Accelerator in Birmingham. There’s a whole series of events to grow any enterprise. I’m doing a 1 hour workshop & speaking at the kickoff event tomorrow. I’ll be sharing my secrets on how we’ve directed founders to over £8m in grants and over £60m in venture capital.

Many funds this month focus on place-making, frontline workforce development, climate action, children & families, and heritage restoration, alongside several national programmes offering capital, capacity building and R&D support.

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This Month’s Superheroes

Dr Birgit Kehrer – ChangeKitchen CIC 

Founder and CEO of Birmingham-based ChangeKitchen CIC, Birgit has been recognised as one of the UK’s 100 most inspiring female entrepreneurs for 2026. Her work blends food, employability, sustainability and inclusion in powerful, practical ways.

Safaraz Ali MBE 

A social entrepreneur with over 25 years of impact in skills, employability and the care sector. Founder of Pathway Group and Chair of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards & Alliance, Saf’s leadership has rightly been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours.  

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Stay amazing, stay courageous

Drew

Drew Currie

Founder, hibretOne CIC | Interim CEO & Board, iSE CIC

Top Tips for New Subscribers:

●       If a grant or programme is not in your region, many funds listed are for the W Midlands. Search the keywords within the grant, as the programme may be running in your area, under a different name.

●       Use AI to search this document, as some of the grants have a short applications window.

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